I really like the look of that logo in the link. Took me about 5 minutes to land on an opinion, but yeah it just works!! and the uniforms are very legit too. That guy has been making great uniforms for ages ive seen come through this site that people have found.

Your first link is not going to work.

P34's logo is not very good IMO, though their uniforms are always good. The uniform designs generally ignore the commercial realities of sponsorship though.

This post could've gone in the existing logo thread, I think.

Bit sad to say, but I think if the club insisted on the cheap approach, they would've got better results from a 99designs competition with a decent bounty. Or picking freelancers to bid based on sports logos on Dribbble.

Wondered if anyone would notice the clip art basketball. Remember using that in school haha.

I think project34's logo is on the right track. Maybe some tweaking, but I like the "36" being the absolute focal point. It's a nasty nickname to create anything "cool" with, so his approach to make the "36" iconic, is the way to go. Or we could change our nickname ;-) I certainly wouldn't mind if we did, but I know there is a LOT of history with that name.

I love p34's jerseys! How he hasn't been hired by the Boomers or an NBL team supplier yet, is astonishing. He literally craps on any uniform produced in Australia in the last 15 years.

Here are examples of reasonable basketball logos from 99designs competitions:

DC Owls
Arizona Dream
De La Hoops

Most designers are not fans of these sorts of competitions, but if you have to take the cheap road, at least you'll get something decent rather than trying to do it yourself.

Terrible logo. Almost as bad as Melbourne's. But most nbl logos aren't great..

Thats right Isaac, even though i'm not a fan of this avenue of design (it cheapens the industry) but... those 3 examples are far more original and exciting than what is now chosen. If it was a cost thing, there are ways around it.

Here's an even better example a reader sent in:

Illawarra Hawks ABL

Bit of a concern when an ABL team's logo romps all over that of our professional team. :|

When i first saw this i thought it was a joke.
Please tell me it is a joke
It is a joke , right

Wow, why aren't the hawks using that logo! Arrggh!! This just frustrates me even more...

What a lost opportunity this was. Sadly KB3, it's no joke.

I quite like this logo in terms of trying to get the 3 main points across and brand recognition

a - Adelaide
b - 36ers
c - Sport / Basketball



And wonder couldn't something be done similar maybe modernised re worked a little.

Boggers, that logo is for the Illawarra Hawks - the ABA team that guys like Delaney, Jackson, etc play for in the off-season. The Wollongong Hawks logo was done by graphic designers in their area - not quite as good as the $299 Illawarra logo remarkably, but still one of the better ones in the NBL.

I think the other good NBL logo is that of the Taipans. Kings logo has a good concept but needs refinement.

While definitely not everyone's cup of tea, I think P34's designs are incredible!

After making the comparison to the current design work and designers at their disposal through the medium of online competitions etc, I'm sincerely ticked off with the 36ers for their lazy approach.

Bring back the West End Super Sixers!

The Hawk even looks like a W on that logo. That is an NBA quality logo.

Eade, I agree. Definitely NBA-calibre, and submitted last-second in a $299 design comp. You can imagine it on hats, uniforms, tees, all sorts of merchandise. Massive steal by Illawarra.

The concern I have about the marketing lost is that with the club really in need of cash, this could have been a great way to inject some coin and boost the appeal of the club and sport in the state. Luckily we have a team that will put butts in seats, and hopefully next season we can get a logo, uniform and merch that will put us back in the public eye. Also hopefully the NBL scraps And 1 and tries to put teams in Nike or even Adidas gear also, as And 1 hasn't been a relevant name for so damn long plus they make rubbish gear

Not quite 3 premierships
1998 logo was the star
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qykoz6RxKRA